Friday, December 26, 2025

Burn, Hollywood, burn! Four noirs reveal the horrors of the screenwriting trade

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Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, ‘In a Lonely Place’ (1950). By Paul Parcellin Y ou’ve probably heard that screenwriters get little respect ...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

‘Scarlet Street’ at 80: Flirtations with a femme fatale can often lead to trouble — and sometimes murder

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At her service. Joan Bennett, Edward G. Robinson, 'Scarlet Street' (1945).  By Paul Parcellin Contains spoilers W hen “Scarlet Stree...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

A cunning serial killer is on the loose and police are baffled

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Song Kang-ho , 'Memories of Murder' (2003). Searching for clues and coming up empty. By Paul Parcellin ‘ Memories of Murder ’ (2003)...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

‘They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?’: A Tinseltown Allegory that Ends Unhappily Ever After

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Michael Sarrazin , Jane Fonda , 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' ( 1969 ). Harrowing Tale of Dance Marathons and the Depression-...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Mark Stevens: his quartet of searing films noir still light up screens today

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Lucille Ball , Mark Stevens , ' The Dark Corner ' (1946). By Paul Parcellin M ark Stevens made a string of taut crime dramas in the ...
Thursday, August 28, 2025

Two Super-Charged Road Movies Take the Not So Scenic Route Through America

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Barry Newman as Kowalski, 'Vanishing Point' (1971). A high-speed chase through the desert turns him into an overnight folk hero. By ...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Imposter noir: 51 films about swapping, losing and faking identities

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Olivia de Havilland, 'The Dark Mirror' (1946). "There is only one plot – things are not what they seem."    — Jim Thompson...
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